The immediate future of the outgoing German chancellor and her family is under the sign of Italy. The husband of Angela Merkel, the quantum chemist Joachim Sauer, took up a position at the University of Turin, where he had already been since June visiting professor. This was revealed by the German weekly Focus.
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Sauer, 72, will therefore often go to the Piedmontese capital. And perhaps his wife will sometimes accompany him too, when he has finished his mandate and the new German government takes office. The German Chancellor has not yet clarified what her plans are for when she leaves politics, saying she wants to rest first. But he has always loved coming on vacation to Italy, both in Ischia and in South Tyrol.
Meanwhile, on October 7, the Chancellor’s trip to Rome is confirmed, where she will meet Pope francesco and the Prime Minister Mario Draghi for a leave after the elections in Germany. Meanwhile, Merkel and the German government “will work until the end, until a new executive is formed”, reiterated Angela Merkel’s spokesperson. Steffen Seibert, confirming the provisions of the German constitution. “In October we will still have a scheduled cabinet session, and, on this, the elections do not make much difference, we will have important challenges and important issues to address,” he concluded.
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According to the constitution, the term of office of the Chancellor and his ministers ends automatically when the new government meets for its first session. This is expected to happen on October 26th.
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